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NECROPHAGES
Definition of NECROPHAGES
noun
plural of necrophage
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Word DNA
NECROPHAGES inherits its ancestry from its root, NECROPHAGE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NECROPHAGE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NECROPHAGES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 142, 9 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 142, 9 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NECROPHAGES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEGHNOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NECROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NECROPHAGES?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 142 - and most players walked straight past it.
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